He implies that the Internet, of all things, will bring Christianity to its knees (no pun intended). He also informs us that "no bigger lie has ever been told than the lie that the Bible is ... the inspired word of God."

It seems that Rubottom is encouraging all Christians to abandon their biblical foundation, calling for young people to totally reject the teachings of the Bible and warning all of us to embrace the Internet rather than the Bible as the only true source of spiritual guidance before it is too late.

The Bible has withstood the scrutiny and attacks by people such as Rubottom for centuries. I think he is sadly mistaken if he thinks the Internet, historical and scientific information and his personal opinion will discredit the Bible and doom Christianity.

I don't think Rubottom's "open letter to the religious leaders of the Springfield community" will cause them to alter their sermons next Sunday in order to cite the Internet as the best source of spiritual guidance. Nonetheless, I pray that young people, who too often "live on the Internet," will think long and hard when balancing Rubottom's "religion" against the Bible.

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Perfection and the Bible- Columnist sadly mistaken

Re: Greg Rubottom's Voice of the Day, 'Stop talking of a Bible that's perfect' (June 24), in which he predicts that 'Christianity is doomed.'